Table 6.
Actions that would improve communication between conventional and complementary health care providers (n = 606)a
| Total | Medical doctor (n = 152) | Nurse (n = 91) | Conventional health care provider with dual training (n = 47) | Complementary therapist (n = 316) | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | % | ||
| Conventional training for CT providers | .000c | ||||||||||
| Yes | 380 | (84.6) | 95 | (68.3) | 56 | (87.5) | 29 | (93.5) | 200 | (93.0) | |
| No | 69 | (15.4) | 44 | (31.7) | 8 | (12.5) | 2 | (6.5) | 15 | (7.0) | |
| CT training for conventional providers | .000c | ||||||||||
| Yes | 387 | (86.2) | 97 | (69.8) | 56 | (84.8) | 31 | (100) | 203 | (95.3) | |
| No | 62 | (13.8) | 42 | (30.2) | 10 | (15.2) | 0 | (0.0) | 10 | (4.7) | |
| Use of common medical terminology | .000b | ||||||||||
| Yes | 365 | (81.3) | 93 | (67.4) | 52 | (78.8) | 27 | (87.1) | 193 | (90.2) | |
| No | 84 | (18.7) | 45 | (32.6) | 14 | (21.2) | 4 | (12.9) | 21 | (9.8) | |
| Including a CT provider in conventional practice | .000c | ||||||||||
| Yes | 375 | (83.3) | 75 | (54.7) | 57 | (85.1) | 31 | (100) | 212 | (98.6) | |
| No | 75 | (16.7) | 62 | (45.3) | 10 | (14.9) | 0 | (0.0) | 3 | (1.4) | |
| Including a conventional provider in CT practice | .000c | ||||||||||
| Yes | 360 | (80.7) | 76 | (55.5) | 50 | (76.9) | 29 | (96.7) | 205 | (95.8) | |
| No | 86 | (19.3) | 61 | (44.5) | 15 | (23.1) | 1 | (3.3) | 9 | (4.2) | |
aDue to missing responses the sum does not always add up to the total number of 606
bPearson chi-square test
cFisher’s exact test